The Opioid Epidemic
Opioid usage is fast becoming a national epidemic. According to the UN International Narcotics Control Board, Americans consume more opioids than any other country.
Climate Change: The Economics and Solutions (Re-Air)
So what is the future of climate change and the economics involved? Is global warming/ climate change responsible for everything that is wrong with our world as some advocates claim?
Climate Change/Global Warming: What Do 97% of Scientists Agree On? (Re-Air)
2017 Telly Award Winner Climate change views though are open to interpretation and many disagree that the earth is warming - catastrophically . Essentially the warming may be business as usual with a prediction of 4-8 degrees Fahrenheit over the 21st century. Advocates of climate change say 97% of scientists agree that the earth is warming catastrophically, the science is settled and anyone who disagrees is just flat wrong. The issue they claim is primarily the accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Joining host, Dennis McCuistion, to discuss what 97% of scientists really do agree on are: Cherelle Blazer: [...]
Climate Change/Global Warming: The History, the Threat, the Exaggeration (Re-Air)
2017 Telly Award Winner Climate change has been a global public policy issue for 40 plus years. Host Dennis McCuistion is joined by key experts in the field: John Geissman, PhD: Professor and Department Head, Geosciences, University of Texas at Dallas Patrick J. Michaels, PhD: Director, Center for the Study of Science, Cato Institute; author of Lukewarming Molly Rooke: Dallas Sierra Club, and Kathleen Hartnett-White: Former Chair- Texas Committee on Environmental Quality. Over the past 10 years, the question of mankind's role in the warming climate has become a deeply polarized one in U.S. politics. An October survey from Pew [...]
Can We Talk, or Is Civil Discourse Dead?
Robert E. Hall and Don Beck, PhD join McCuistion for a riveting conversation discussing today's social and political climate and what can be done to address the polarizing going on in the American society.
What Really Caused the 2008 Financial Crisis, Part Two (Re-Air)
The 2008 Financial Crisis changed the scope of the financial industry. Join us as we discuss what caused it.
What Really Caused the 2008 Financial Crisis, Part One (Re-Air)
So, what really caused the 2008 crisis: the failure of capitalism, socialism, too much regulation, too little regulation, Wall Street greed, fraud, corruption, cronyism, stupidity? Or all of the above? Guest, Representative Jeb Hensarling comments, "We suffered from dumb regulations and regulators, and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac who practiced capitalism on the way up and socialism on the way down. All with the faith and backing and credit of the U.S. taxpayer. We had a whole set of policies that incented, cajoled, mandated, suggested, financial institutions loan money to people to buy homes they could not afford to keep. [...]
Silk Road: Drugs, the Internet, and Ross Ulbricht
Two years ago, Ross Ulbricht, "Dread Pirate Roberts, the creator of Silk Road, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for creating and running the Silk Road, a massive dark web drug market. Since this program was taped, an appellate court denied an application from his legal team. Ross has received two life sentences without parole. This last weekend I interviewed Lyn Ulbricht, who is actively campaigning for a "fair" trial and his release and Terry Brock, CPAE, international management consultant and advocate of free enterprise, who spearheaded the highly successful Rossathon, which raised money for Ross' defense. Watch [...]
Relationships and Diversity in the Boardroom
Many decisions made in a boardroom rely on relationships and diversity of opinions and experience, skill and style. Diversity today is more than diversity in gender and ethnicity.
Is the News Media the Enemy of the People?
Telly Award winner! President Trump has called the media the enemy of the people, routinely castigates them, and has referred to the media as the "opposition party" to his administration. The media has always been the whipping boy of the politician, this is not new. Journalists are supposed to ask questions, get answers from many different sources, and be the eyes and ears of the American people in their role as constitutional watchdog. Joining host Dennis McCuistion are: Dave Lieber: The Watchdog Investigative Columnist at the Dallas Morning News, and Contributor to National Society of Newspaper Columnists website [...]